Acts 21

21 ¹After we comot ourself from dem, we enta boat sail go straight go Cos, di next day we go Rhodes, from dia we go Patara. ²We see one ship wey dey cross go Phoenicia, so we enta am comot go. ³We see Cyprus, leave am for our left side, we sail go Syria come land for Tyre, wia di ship suppose offload im load. ⁴We find di disciples dia, we stay seven days. Through di Holy Spirit dem dey tell Paul say make e no put leg for Jerusalem. ⁵Wen our time dia don finish, we comot dey go, all of dem plus dia wife and pikin waka comot di city come with us. We nee down for di beach we pray, ⁶we come tell each other bye-bye. Den we enta di ship, dem go back go house.

⁷We finish our boat journey from Tyre, we reach Ptolemais, we greet di brothers, we stay one day with dem.

⁸Di next day we comot go Caesarea, we enta di house of Philip di evangelist, wey be one of di seven, we stay with am. ⁹E get four daughter wey never marry, wey dey prophesy. ¹⁰As we dey stay dia for plenty days, one prophet wey dem dey call Agabus come down from Judea.

¹¹E come meet us, e take Paul im belt, e tie im own leg and hand, e say, "Di Holy Spirit tok dis one: di Jews for Jerusalem go tie di owner of dis belt di same way, den dem go hand am over give Gentile people."

¹²Wen we hear dis, we and di people of dat place beg Paul make e no go up go Jerusalem. ¹³Paul answer, "Wetin make una dey cry dey break my heart? I ready not only to make dem tie me but even to die for Jerusalem because of di name of di Oga Jesus." ¹⁴As e no gree make we convince am, we keep quiet we say, "Make di Oga im own will happen."

¹⁵After dis days, we prepare we go up go Jerusalem. ¹⁶Some disciples from Caesarea come with us, dem carry us go stay with Mnason, one man from Cyprus wey be disciple from before.

¹⁷Wen we reach Jerusalem, di brothers welcome us with happy heart. ¹⁸Di next day Paul go with us go see James, and all di elders dey dia. ¹⁹E greet dem, den e tok one by one wetin our Papa don do among di Gentiles through im ministry. ²⁰Wen dem hear dis, dem praise our Papa, den dem tell am, "You see, our brother, how many thousand Jews don believe, and all of dem dey burn for di law. ²¹Dem tell dem say you dey teach all di Jews wey dey among di nations make dem leave Moses, say make dem no circumcise dia pikin or follow our custom. ²²So wetin we go do? Dem go sure hear say you don come. ²³So do wetin we dey tell you. We get four men wey dey under one vow. ^a a v23 Dis men don take Nazirite vow — one small-time promise of devotion wey dey end wen dem shave dia head and bring offering for di temple. ²⁴Take dis men, purify yourself with dem, and pay dia expense so dat dem fit shave dia head. Den everybody go know say di talk wey dem dey tok about you na lie, and say you yourself dey keep di law. ²⁵As for di Gentiles wey don believe, we don already write our decision: make dem avoid food wey dem offer give idol, blood, animal wey dem strangle, and sexual immorality."

²⁶So Paul take di men, and di next day, after e don purify imself with dem, e enta di temple, dey announce wen di purification days go end and wen dem go bring di offering for each of dem.

Dem Katch Paul for di Temple

²⁷As di seven days dey near finish, some Jews from Asia see am for di temple, dem stir up di whole crowd, dem grab am, ²⁸dem dey shout, "Men of Israel, help! Na dis man dey teach everybody everywia against our people, di law, and dis place. E even bring Greek people enta di temple, make dis holy place dirty." ²⁹Na because before dis time dem bin don see Trophimus di Ephesian with Paul for di city, so dem tink say Paul don bring Trophimus enta di temple.

³⁰Di whole city stir up; people run come togeda, dem katch Paul, dem drag am comot for di temple, and one time dem shut di gates. ³¹As dem dey try to kill am, news reach di commander of di soldiers say di whole Jerusalem don scatter. ³²One time e take soldiers and centurions e run go meet dem. Wen dem see di commander and di soldiers, di crowd stop to dey beat Paul. ³³Di commander come, e katch am, e order say make dem tie am with two chain, den e ask who e be and wetin e don do. ³⁴Inside di crowd some dey shout one thing, some dey shout anoda thing. As e no fit sabi wetin be true because of di noise, e order say make dem carry Paul enta di barracks. ³⁵Wen Paul reach di steps, soldiers get to carry am because of how di crowd dey do rough, ³⁶because di crowd dey follow dey shout, "Comot am!"

Paul Tok give di Crowd

³⁷As dem wan lead Paul enta di barracks, e ask di commander, "I fit tok something give you?" E answer, "You sabi Greek?"

³⁸You no be dat Egyptian wey stir up rebellion before, wey lead 4,000 Assassins enta di wilderness?

³⁹Paul answer, "Na Jew I be, from Tarsus for Cilicia, citizen of city wey no be small city. I beg you, make I tok give di people."

⁴⁰Wen dem give am permission, Paul stand for di steps e wave im hand give di people. Wen deep quiet fall, e tok give dem for Hebrew: